JP2003088634A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine which enhances desires for games by granting favors of the contents corresponding to the actual frequency of losing without fail after the present generation of big wins. SOLUTION: A main control part 200 grants favors of the contents corresponding to the frequency of wining starting slots 104 with game balls upto the present generation of the big wins after the preceding generation of the big wins. Thus, the favor of the contents corresponding to the actual frequency of losing after the present generation of the big wins without fail thereby enhancing the desires for games.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a gaming machine having lottery means for carrying out a jackpot lottery in response to detection of winning of a game ball into a starting opening.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional game machine, for example, JP-A-11-26.
According to the game machine described in Japanese Patent No. 7283, a high probability flag is set when the number of times the game ball is won at the starting opening and the jackpot lottery is performed more than a predetermined number of times, and thereafter the game operation is increased. Those that control to the stochastic state have been proposed. This is to improve the game motivation by granting a privilege even when the number of misses is large.

However, in such a conventional game machine, since the number of misses is a predetermined number of times, the player is finally provided with a privilege, even if the big hit last time occurred. Even if there were a large number of misses until the big hit this time, a privilege would not be granted unless the missed count reached the predetermined number of times, so there was a demand for the emergence of another gaming machine that was devised to improve the willingness to play.

The present invention has been made in order to solve such a conventional problem, and after a big hit has occurred this time, it is sure to give a privilege with a privilege content according to the number of misses. It is an object to provide a game machine with an increased motivation.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a gaming machine equipped with a lottery means for carrying out a jackpot lottery in response to detection of winning of a game ball into a starting opening. The present invention is characterized in that it is configured to give a privilege with a privilege content according to the number of winnings of the game ball to the starting opening from the last big hit occurrence to the present big hit occurrence.

According to the present invention, the privilege is given in accordance with the number of winnings of the game ball to the starting opening from the previous big hit occurrence to the present big hit occurrence. Therefore, it is possible to improve the motivation for the game by surely giving the privilege with the privilege content according to the number of times of the miss after the big hit is generated.

This gaming machine counts the number of winnings of the game ball to the starting opening from the previous big hit occurrence to the present big hit occurrence, and the privilege contents according to the size of the count value by the counting means. And a privilege granting means for granting the privilege in.

The privilege granting means may grant the privilege a number of times up to a preset upper limit. Further, it may be configured to include a notification unit that displays a specific character image in the display area of the display device when the privilege granting unit starts to grant the privilege and notifies that effect.

Further, the privilege granting means can change the privilege contents as the number of privilege grants increases. Further, the change of the privilege content provided by the privilege granting means is changed such that the privilege content becomes disadvantageous to the player even if the count value by the counting means is the same. You can

For such an operation, the program is recorded in a computer-readable recording medium, and the CP
This can be realized by U reading and executing the program recorded in this recording medium. As such a recording medium, a ROM, a semiconductor recording medium such as a semiconductor IC, a DV
Examples thereof include various recording media capable of writing and reading digital contents such as optical recording media such as DROM and CDROM, magnetic recording media such as flexible disks, and magneto-optical recording media. Further, this program may be downloaded from a predetermined information processing device to a game machine via a communication network and installed.

[0010]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, the general configuration and operation of the gaming machine will be described, and then the operation of the characteristic portion of the present invention will be described to facilitate understanding of the present invention.

FIG. 1 is a schematic explanatory view of the game board 10. In the approximate center of the game board 10, there are three (left, middle, right) display areas, and in each display area, identification information independently composed of numbers and symbols is variably displayed. Possible special symbol display device 100 is provided, and a special symbol starting port 104 (appropriately simply referred to as starting port 104) is provided directly below the special symbol displaying device 100, on both sides of this special symbol starting port 104. Ordinary symbol actuation gate 102,
102 is provided. Further, the pair of opening / closing members 12
0 and 120 are provided so as to be opened and closed separately so as to form the special symbol starting port 104.

Further, below the special symbol starting opening 104, a special winning opening 106, a normal symbol display device 108, an out opening 114 are arranged in this order, and further, both diagonally above the special symbol starting opening 104. The lamp display device 110,
110 is provided, and a lamp display device (more specifically, an LED device) near both side ends of the game board 10.
112, 112 are provided.

Then, a game ball is won in the special symbol starting port 104 and a random number is selected, and when the random number is a big hit value, at least one identification information variable display is started in each display area. After that, a predetermined display pattern (eg "7, 7, 7") is displayed on the winning effective line.
Is displayed by the special symbol display device 100, and the special winning opening 106 is controlled to open and close in a predetermined pattern to be in a big hit game state (special game state) advantageous to the player.

Further, when the normal symbol operation gate 102 detects the passage of the game ball, a random number lottery is carried out, and when this random number is a small hit value, the ordinary symbol display device 108.
The display part of is displayed in a predetermined pattern (for example, "7" or "3"), and after that, when the opening / closing member 120 is in the open state and the game ball wins the special symbol starting opening 104, the random number is similarly generated. When the lottery is performed and the random number selected is a big hit value, the variable display in each display area is started, and then a predetermined display pattern (for example, "7, 7, 7") is displayed on the winning effective line as a special symbol. This is performed by the display device 100, and the special winning opening 106 is controlled to be opened and closed in a predetermined pattern to be in a big hit state (special game state) advantageous to the player. Thus, the main control unit 200 is configured to include a lottery means for performing a big hit lottery in response to detecting that the game ball has won the special symbol starting port 104. On the other hand, the hit balls which are not won are discharged through the out port 114.

Further, this gaming machine cumulatively stores the number of game balls won in the special symbol starting port 104 during the variable display of the symbols (during the predetermined display effect) as the number of starting memories, and the variable display of the symbols. Is started, the number of cumulatively stored starting memories is decreased. The maximum cumulative number of the number of starting memories is set to, for example, four, and in order to notify the number of starting memories, the LEDs corresponding to the number of starting memories are turned on.

This gaming machine has a so-called time-reducing (time-saving) function for reducing the symbol fluctuation time of about 20 seconds to about 4 seconds. When the time saving function is activated, the symbols will be changed rapidly and the process for performing the next big hit lottery will be done quickly, which is advantageous for the player that the possibility of causing a big hit is improved. It becomes a state.

FIG. 2 is a control block diagram showing only the main part of the gaming machine in which the game operation control according to the progress of the game is performed. The main control unit 200 that supervises game operation control has a microprocessor with a built-in CPU. This main control unit 200, the special symbol display device 1
Command data table area 202 storing various control commands including various commands for controlling 00 (described later) and a game operation control program such as a control program describing a series of game operation control procedures and control data Is provided and a RAM 203 in which a work area is formed is provided, which is an integrated one-chip microcomputer. The game operation control is performed by the main control unit 200 repeatedly executing this game operation control program at a predetermined cycle (for example, 4 (msec)), and the main control unit 200 controls the game operation control. .

The main controller 200 is configured to be able to receive detection signals from each of a plurality of switch groups via the input port 210. That is, the main control unit 200 is provided inside the special symbol starting port 104, and the special symbol starting switch 3 for detecting the winning of the game ball into the special symbol starting port 104 is provided.
04, the normal symbol operation switch 30 which is provided inside the normal symbol operation gate 102 and detects the passage of the game ball through the gate
6 and a special winning opening switch 3 which is provided inside the special winning opening 106 and detects the winning of a game ball into the big winning opening 106
A switch group such as 08 is connected, and the main control unit 200 is configured to be able to receive a detection signal corresponding to the game ball detection from each switch.

Further, the main controller 200 has an output port 2
A plurality of peripheral devices are controllably connected via 15. More specifically, the main control unit 200 has three display units for displaying special symbols and characters, each of which can be variably displayed independently, and a special symbol display device 100 realized by an LCD or the like, a lamp. Lamp display device 11 for controlling lighting
0, 112, a sound effect generator 116 for generating a sound effect,
For example, a normal symbol display device 108 realized by a 7-segment display device, a starting opening actuating solenoid 300 for controlling opening / closing of the opening / closing member 120 of the starting opening, and opening / closing control of a wide opening / closing member of the special winning opening 106. A peripheral device group such as a special winning opening operating solenoid 302 is connected, and the main control unit 200 can transmit a control signal for controlling each device.

The main control unit 200 can transmit a predetermined number of display control commands to the special symbol display device 100 at a predetermined timing, and the special symbol display device 100 receives the command. Based on the command, the CPU in itself performs fine display control without depending on the main control unit 200. Furthermore, a communication mode is adopted by one-way communication in which only a command is transmitted from the main control unit 200 to the special symbol display device 100.

Further, a power supply circuit 212 for supplying power and a reset circuit 213 for outputting a reset signal at predetermined time intervals are connected to the main control section 200, and the reset circuit 213 is further provided with a main circuit. The pulse signal generated by the periodic timer counter is input from the control unit 200, and the monitor signal for monitoring the current supply state from the power supply circuit 212 is input.

Now, as shown in FIG. 12, the main controller 20
The command for display control sent from 0 to the special symbol display device 100 is an identifier for identifying the classification of the command and is a 1-byte length digital information mode (MODE)
And an event (EVENT), which is 1-byte length digital information indicating the content (function) of the command to be executed, and FIGS. 6 to 9 show the ROM on the main control unit 200 side.
A part of the display control command data stored in the command data table area 202 of 201 or the program ROM 1040 of the special symbol display device 100 is shown.

As shown in FIGS. 6 to 9, the commands for display control include "command for changing the special symbol and designating a variation pattern (first command)", "special symbol left Command to specify the stop symbol (second command) "," Command to specify the stop symbol in the special symbol (second command) "," Command to specify the stop symbol on the right of the special symbol (second command) " , "Command for stopping special symbols (third command)". The first command is a command including information for designating a variation pattern that determines, for example, in which pattern a pattern is variably displayed, in which pattern a character image is displayed, and the like. The main control unit 200 transmits these five commands to the special symbol display device 100 at a predetermined timing in one variable display control when the game situation is such that the variable display of symbols is started.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the special symbol display device 100. The special symbol display device 100 has a main controller 2
Data reception circuit 1140 (including a voltage conversion circuit for converting the data level) for receiving a strobe signal or command from 00, a power supply circuit 1160 for supplying power to this voltage conversion circuit and the like, and a received command based on the received command. CPU 10 that generates control data necessary for display control by using the image processing LSI (VDP) 1060 and outputs the control data.
20 (display control means) and a program ROM 104 containing a program describing the operation procedure of the CPU 1020.
0 and R that functions as a work area or buffer memory
AM1090 and image processing LSI for performing image expansion processing
(VDP) 1060 and image processing LSI (VDP) 1
A video RAM 1080 for temporarily storing the image data expanded by 060, and an image processing LSI (VDP) 106.
A character ROM 1180 storing data necessary for 0 to develop an image, an LCD panel interface circuit 1100 for receiving and transmitting the image data temporarily stored in the video RAM 1080, and a transmission from this LCD panel interface circuit 1100. LCD panel 11 for outputting a display image using the generated image data
And 20.

As shown in FIG. 4A, the character RO
M1180 is a ROM title area, a ROM management information area, a character image data area in which actual character data is stored, a palette data area in which character color data is stored, and a scenario data area in which information defining character movement is stored. have. Further, the character data is stored in the character image data area in a state of being compressed by a specific compression method, and as shown in FIG. 4B, the palette data area has a pair of a color number and a color code. Multiple types are stored.

The CPU of the special symbol display device 100
Reference numeral 1020 denotes control data generated in response to a command received by the data receiving circuit 1140, which is an image processing LSI (V
DP) 1060, the image processing LSI (VD
P) 1060 is a video RAM 108 designated by the information acquired from the scenario data area by decompressing the character data acquired from the character image data area and coloring it with the color data acquired from the palette data area.
By temporarily storing the image-developed data at the position 0, and sending the temporarily stored data to the LCD panel interface circuit 1100, the LCD panel 11
Various image displays including a variable display speed change and the like are finely performed by 20.

FIG. 5 is a timing chart showing command transmission / reception timing. As mentioned above, the command is 1 byte long mode (MODE) and 1
It consists of a byte length event (EVENT). In this example, the main control unit 200 transmits the mode (MODE) information triggered by the first rise of the strobe signal (DUSTB) generated by itself when the command changes,
Next, the event (EVENT) information is transmitted triggered by the second rise of the strobe signal (DUSTB). Then, corresponding to this, the CPU of the special symbol display device
The 1020 generates an interrupt when the strobe signal (DUSTB) is transmitted, receives a command by this interrupt processing, and stores it in the RAM 1090.

Next, first, a normal control operation performed by the CPU 1020 of the main control unit 200 and the special symbol display device 100 will be described with reference to FIG. 10 (general flowchart of game operation control) and FIG. The characteristic operation of the present invention will be described in order to facilitate understanding of the present invention. The main control unit 200 executes the ROM in the series of processes shown in FIG.
This is performed by executing a game control program (not shown) stored in 201. More specifically, the reset signal supplied from the reset circuit 213 every predetermined time (for example, 4 msec) is used as a trigger to execute from the first step, and this series of processes is repeatedly executed.

First, when the power supply circuit 212 is activated by a power switch (not shown), the main control unit 200 is activated, and it is determined whether or not the first process has been executed since the power was turned on ( Step S11
0). In case of the first processing after turning on the power (Yes)
On the other hand, the process proceeds to step S200, while in other cases (No), the process proceeds to step S120.

In step S200, a storage area clearing process is executed as an initialization process for the RAM 203, and then, in step S210, data for performing the initial control process is set in a predetermined area of the RAM 203. On the other hand, in step S120, the count values of various random number generation loop counters (not shown) for the big hit determination, the small hit determination, etc. formed in the RAM 203 are incremented, and in step S130, various kinds of game machine control used. Update the timer value of the timer.

Next, in step S140, a special symbol starting switch 304, a normal symbol operating switch 306,
Input port processing of reading and storing the detection signal output from the special winning opening switch 308 into a register in the unit (not shown) via the input port 210, and then the process proceeds to step S150 to read and store data in the port input processing. Switch check processing for grasping

Next, in step S160, each switch 3
04, 306, 308, etc. are checked for disconnection or short circuit, and if these faults occur (Yes
s) While proceeding to step S220, otherwise (No) proceeding to step S180 (step S
170).

Then, in step S180, the data necessary for the display control of the normal symbol display device 108 is stored in the RAM.
A command necessary for display control of the special symbol display device 100 is stored in a predetermined area 203 (see FIGS. 6 to 9).
Are stored in a predetermined area of the RAM 203, and the timer values of the various timers are decremented (step S190). In step S180, the main control unit 200 refers to the command data table area 202 to determine the mode and event command required in accordance with the game operation control, and determines the determined mode and event digital information in the RAM 203. Store in area.

Next, in step S195, in order to control the opening / closing of the special winning opening 106 and the opening / closing member 120 of the special symbol starting opening 104 in a predetermined pattern, the starting opening operating solenoid 300 and the special winning opening operating solenoid 302 are driven. Then, in step S220, a prize ball setting process for outputting control information for causing a prize ball payout device (not shown) to perform a payout operation is executed. Further, in steps S230, 240 and 250, external information processing for outputting various game data to a gaming machine management device (not shown) and a command for controlling lighting of the lamp display devices 110 and 112 corresponding to the gaming state are predetermined in the RAM 203. Indicator light control processing to be stored in the area, sound effect generation device 11
6 executes a sound effect process of storing a command for performing sound effect generation control corresponding to the game operation state in a predetermined area of the RAM 203.

Next, in step S260, R
The data stored in the AM 203 is output to the corresponding device via the output port 215 (port output processing), and the device side receiving this outputs the control operation based on this. Then, a strobe signal is first output to the special symbol display device 100, and the mode and event data stored in the RAM 203 in step S180 is transmitted as shown in FIG. As a result, the commands shown in FIGS. 6 to 9 are transmitted to and received from the main control unit 200 in the special symbol display device 100.

In step S270, the reset circuit 21
The reset standby process is executed until the reset signal is input from 3, and when the reset signal is input, the process proceeds to step S110 to continue the game operation control.
It should be noted that, as the reset standby processing, updating of a counter for generating various random numbers described above and the like can be mentioned.

Next, the operation of the CPU 1020 of the special symbol display device 100 which has received the command will be described with reference to FIG. First, in step S1100, the CPU 1020 sets its own stack pointer,
Initialization of the RAM 1090, initialization of itself such as register clear, etc. are performed, and it is determined in step S1102 whether a new command has been input. When it is determined that a new display control command has been input (Y
es) While proceeding to step S1104, otherwise (No) proceeding to step S1110.

In step S1104, the data receiving circuit 1140 is used in the interrupt processing described with reference to FIG.
The command received by is copied to the RAM 1090, and whether the command is normal or not is checked. Next, CPU1
020 determines the start address of a processing table (not shown) so as to obtain a necessary command for performing fine display control independently of the main control unit 200, and then in step S1108, the image processing LSI 1060. The data in the necessary area of the RAM 1090 is updated in order to output to.

Next, in step S1110, RA
Based on the symbol control data set in M1090, scroll data to be output to the image processing LSI 1060 is obtained and set in the RAM 1090, the symbol display position is set, and then in step S1112, the symbol speed control is performed. Program ROM for necessary data
It is acquired from the speed table (not shown) built into the 1040 and set in the RAM 1090, and then step S
At 1114, the symbol offset value is updated based on the velocity data, and preparations are made to perform the symbol variation at the set velocity.

Next, in step S1116, RA
The animation data is acquired from the animation processing table (not shown) in which the animation processing data set in M1090 is stored, and the background image is prepared for display.
It is set in the output buffer, and it is determined whether the output permission flag is "1" (step S1118).

If the output permission flag is not "1" (No), the process returns to step S1102 to repeat the series of processes, while the output permission flag is "1" (Yes).
In step S1120, the data set in the VDP output buffer is sent to the image processing LSI 106.
Output to 0. In response to this, the image processing LSI 1060 acquires and expands the data in the character ROM 1180, and the expanded image data is temporarily stored in the video RAM 1080 and then sent to the LCD panel interface circuit 1100 to be displayed by the LCD panel 1120. The image is displayed. In this way, the special symbol display device 1
The variable display of symbols at the set display position of 00 at the set speed is displayed.

13 and 14 respectively show the main controller 200.
It is an example of the transmission timing of the command transmitted from to the special symbol display device 100, and an explanatory diagram of the transmission command. As can be seen by referring to these figures, the main controller 2
00, when a predetermined condition such as a game ball winning in the special symbol starting port 104 is satisfied, first, "a command for starting symbol variation and designating a variation pattern are transmitted (), and from this time T1 time After the lapse of time, the command for designating the left stop design is transmitted (), and after that, the command for designating the middle stop design is transmitted after the lapse of T2 time (), and the right stop design is designated after the lapse of T3 time. A command is transmitted (), and a command () for stopping all the symbols is transmitted after a lapse of T time from the start of fluctuation.

On the other hand, the CPU 1020 of the special symbol display device 100 which has received the first command () carries out a series of variable display control by performing a fine display control such as a changing speed change, and a third command (). After the variable display control is terminated by receiving the reception, the second command (,,
,) To display the special symbol lottery result by performing a stop display with the stop symbol specified by.

(Characteristic Features of the Present Invention) FIG. 15 shows a ROM 201.
FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a table 1500 stored in FIG. This table 1500 is the number of times of starting from the previous big hit occurrence to the present big hit occurrence (that is, the number of times the result of the big hit lottery in response to the game ball being detected at the starting opening 104 being missed) and the number after the big hit ends. The special symbol variation time is registered in association with the number of times to save time, which is the number of times to save time. Figure 1
In the example shown in FIG. 5, the main control unit 200 determines that the number of deviations from the previous big hit occurrence to the present big hit occurrence is “0 to 100”, respectively.
Times "," 101-300 times "," 301-500 times ",
In the case of "501 to 1000 times" and "1001 times or more", the number of time saved after the big hit is "30 times", "50 times"
The bonus is given to the player as "times", "100 times", "300 times", "unlimited until the next big hit occurs".

In the example of this table 1500, the greater the number of deviations from the previous big hit occurrence to the present big hit occurrence, the larger the number of time reductions, and the more the privilege given to the player is made more advantageous to the player. In addition, FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram showing another example of granting a privilege. In the example shown in FIG. 16A, the larger the number of deviations from the previous big hit occurrence to the present big hit occurrence, the larger the probability of big hits. It is advantageous to. In this way, the number of times of shortening, the number of times of probability fluctuation, and other things can be appropriately set as the privilege grant.

In the example shown in FIG. 16 (b), the bonus contents are given to the player by differentiating the privilege contents given to the player according to the number of deviations from the previous big hit occurrence to the present big hit occurrence. In the example shown in FIG. 16 (b), the number of startup memories is added, the time is shortened, the number of times of probability variation, the variation of probability of small hits of ordinary symbols, and the like are given as privilege examples. Then, FIG. 15 and FIG.
As shown in FIG. 6, according to the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to improve the player's motivation for a game by always giving the player the privilege in the privilege content according to the number of deviations from the previous big hit occurrence to the present big hit occurrence. There is.

(Operation Example 1) Next, FIG. 17, FIG. 18 and FIG.
The operation example 1 will be described with reference to FIG. First, in step S1700 of FIG. 17, the main control unit 200 counts the number of times that the lottery result performed in response to the game ball being won and detected in the starting opening 104 after the last big hit has been missed. The variable C and the variable T for counting the number of privilege grants are cleared to 0. Then in step S171
At 0, it is determined whether the result of the lottery performed in response to detecting that the game ball has been won in the starting port 104 is a win or a win. When it is determined that it is off (Y
es), the process proceeds to step S1720, the variable C is incremented by 1, and the process returns to step S1710.

On the other hand, when it is determined that there is a hit (No)
In step S1730, the important role control is executed. That is, the main control unit 200 is the special winning opening operating solenoid 3
20 is driven and controlled to open the special winning opening 106 so that the winning balls can be thrown away, and the number of winning balls counted by referring to the output signal of the special winning opening switch 308 is the specified winning number (for example, 10 pieces). ) Is reached or it is determined that the opening time has passed 30 seconds, the large entrance 106 is closed and winning is not possible. On the other hand, in the opening control, if the required number of prizes set in accordance with the specified number of prizes or more is given to the specific region, the continuation condition is satisfied and the opening / closing control operation is continued next time. It should be noted that this continuation is controlled so as to be performed up to 16 times in response to the occurrence of the big hit. That is, the opening / closing control point is shifted to the opening / closing control for the second time (second round) when the opening / closing control for the first time (first round) is performed after the major character action is started and the continuation condition is satisfied in this first land. The opening / closing control is performed as described above, and as long as the continuation condition is satisfied, the opening / closing control points are sequentially moved until the final round (16th round), and the major operation is ended.

Next, after the end of this major winning action, the process proceeds to step S1740, and the main control unit 200 gives a privilege. Specifically, with reference to the registered contents of the table 1500, the time saving number corresponding to the deviation count value indicated by the variable C is obtained, and the time saving function is activated with the obtained number as the upper limit. For example, when the value of the variable C is "150", the special symbol variation frequency activates the time saving function up to 50 times. In addition, in step S1750, the special symbol display device 1 is provided with information for notifying that the award is started prior to the award.
To 00.

Special symbol display device 10 that received this information
The CPU 1020 of 0 displays a message 1901 and a character 1901 indicating that the privilege grant is started as shown in FIG. 19 on the display screen 1121 of the LCD panel 1120. Since the character 1901 appears only when the privilege is started, the player can easily and quickly recognize the start of the privilege by the appearance of the character 1901.

Since the privilege is given once in step S1760, the variable T is increased by 1, and it is determined whether or not the variable T is 2 or less (step S177).
0). When it is determined that the value of the variable T is 2 or less (Ye
In step s), the process proceeds to step S1710 and the above operation is repeated. On the other hand, when it is determined that the value of the variable T is 3 or more (No), in other words, when the number of privilege grants exceeds 3, privilege grant avoidance is performed without shifting privilege grant.
Thus, the awarding will be performed up to three times.

Therefore, if the number of misses in the big hit lottery from the previous big hit occurrence to the present big hit occurrence is n times, as shown in FIG. 18, this big hit operation for the big hit this time corresponds to this n times miss. Grant the privilege in the privilege content. Then, at the time of starting the privilege grant, this is notified by a message or a character.

Therefore, according to this operation example 1, the main control unit 200 gives the privilege in accordance with the number of winnings of the game ball to the starting opening 104 from the previous big hit occurrence to the present big hit occurrence. After the big hit has occurred this time, it is possible to improve the motivation to play the game by surely giving the privilege with the privilege content according to the number of times the player has come off. This is because the main control unit 200 counts the number of winnings of the game ball into the starting opening 104 from the previous big hit occurrence to the present big hit occurrence, and gives the privilege with the privilege content according to the size of the count value. By doing so, it can be realized with a simple configuration.

Further, since the main control unit 200 is designed to give the privilege a number of times up to the preset upper limit value (for example, 3 times), it is prevented that the privilege is given to the player side. can do. Further, the main control unit 2
00 displays the specific character image 1900 on the display screen 1121 of the special symbol display device 100 at the time of starting the privilege grant, and notifies that effect, so that the player easily and quickly grasps the privilege grant start by the appearance of the character 1901. can do.

(Operation Example 2) FIG. 20 is an explanatory diagram of the operation example 2. As can be seen by comparing the tables of FIGS. 20 and 15, the contents of the first privilege granting are the same between the two. The privilege content changes as the privilege is given for the second time (corresponding to the variable T “1”) and the privilege is given for the third time (corresponding to the variable T “2”). Moreover, the privilege contents change so as to become a disadvantage to the player.

For example, in each case of T = 0 to T = 2, if the number of deviations from the previous big hit occurrence to the present big hit occurrence is both 101 to 300 times, the privilege is given 1
In the second time (T = 0), 50 times are saved, in the second grant (T = 1), 40 times are saved, and in the third benefit (T).
= 2), the privilege is granted so that the number of times can be shortened to 30 times. Thus, even if the number of deviations from the last big hit occurrence to the present big hit occurrence is the same, the privilege contents granted are changed so as to be disadvantageous to the player.

Therefore, according to the operation example 2, the main controller 2
00 can change the contents of the privilege in accordance with the increase in the number of times of granting the privilege, and can enrich the variations of the game. Furthermore, even if the number of misses from the previous big hit occurrence to the current big hit occurrence is the same, the privilege content changes so that it will be disadvantageous to the player, so it is possible not to be disadvantageous to the game shop side either. it can.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, various modifications and changes can be made to the above embodiments without departing from the scope of the present invention. For example, the privilege contents, the upper limit value of the number of privilege grants, the changing mode of the privilege contents, and the like may be appropriately changed.

In the above description, a pachinko machine is used as an example of a game machine, but the present invention is applicable not only to a pachi-slot machine but also to other game machines that perform a game using a game medium. It goes without saying that it is possible.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to improve the motivation for a game by surely giving a privilege with a privilege content according to the number of times the player has come off after the big hit has occurred this time. The effect of being able to be obtained is obtained.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic explanatory view of a game board 10.

FIG. 2 is a control block diagram of the gaming machine.

FIG. 3 is a block configuration diagram of a special symbol display device 100.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a character ROM memory map and palette data.

FIG. 5 is a timing chart showing the timing of command transmission / reception.

6 is an explanatory diagram of commands stored in a command data table area 202. FIG.

7 is an explanatory diagram of commands stored in a command data table area 202. FIG.

8 is an explanatory diagram of commands stored in a command data table area 202. FIG.

9 is an explanatory diagram of commands stored in a command data table area 202. FIG.

FIG. 10 is a general flowchart for explaining a game control operation of the gaming machine.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart for explaining a control operation of a CPU 1020 of the special symbol display device 100.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram of a data structure of a command.

FIG. 13 is a timing chart showing command transmission timing for displaying symbols.

FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram of command transmission.

FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram of a table 1500.

FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram of another privilege granting example.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart illustrating an operation example 1;

FIG. 18 is an explanatory diagram of operation example 1;

FIG. 19 is an explanatory diagram of a display example on the display screen 1121.

FIG. 20 is an explanatory diagram of an operation example 2;

[Explanation of symbols]

10 game board 100 special symbol display device 104 Special symbol starting port 106 Grand Prize Winner 200 Main control unit 201 ROM 202 Command data table area 203 RAM 308 Winning prize switch 1020 CPU 1040 program ROM 1090 RAM 1120 LCD panel 1180 character ROM

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A gaming machine equipped with a lottery means for performing a big hit lottery in response to detecting a winning of a game ball to the start mouth, in the start mouth from the last big hit occurrence to the present big hit occurrence. A gaming machine, characterized in that it is configured to grant a privilege with privilege contents according to the number of winnings of a game ball. 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the counting means counts the number of winnings of the game ball to the starting opening from the previous big hit occurrence to the present big hit occurrence, and the count value by the counting means. A gaming machine comprising: a privilege granting unit that grants a privilege with privilege contents according to size. 3. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 and 2, wherein the privilege granting means grants the privilege a number of times up to a preset upper limit value. Characteristic gaming machine. 4. The gaming machine according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein a specific character image is displayed in a display area of a display device when the privilege granting means starts the privilege granting. A gaming machine comprising a notifying means for making a notification of. 5. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 2, 3 and 4, wherein the privilege granting means changes the privilege content as the number of privilege grants increases. Characteristic gaming machine. 6. The gaming machine according to claim 5, wherein the change of the privilege content given by the privilege granting means gives the player the privilege content even if the count value by the counting means is the same. A gaming machine characterized by being changed so that it becomes disadvantageous.